Toy wheelbarrow.



A. MOLNAR.

TOY WHEELBARROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.3,1915.

1 139 4326 Patented May11,1915.

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ANTON MOLNAR, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

TOY WHEELBARROW.

Application filed March 3, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it know that I, ANTON MOLNAR, a subj ect of Hungary, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Wheelbarrows, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in toy wheelbarrows, and has for its object the provision of a wheelbarrow with figures mounted thereon in a manner to be rocked back and forth as the same is pushed along, the figures being so mounted, arranged and connected with the wheel as to have the appearance of the wheel being rotated by the action of the figures instead of the reverse. Also the mounting of the figures in a manner so that the parts representing the legs thereof will serve as the legs for the support of one end of the bed of the wheelbarrow.

WVith the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter appear, the invention in its preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheelbarrow embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof.

The wheelbarrow comprises a platform 3, consisting of side-bars 4 curved downwardly at their forward ends 5, and their opposite ends suitably fashioned to provide handles 6, the side-bars, which are spaced as shown, being connected by cross slats 7 arranged in spaced relation and suitably secured thereto. Suitably mounted upon and secured to the side-bars are upright members 8, which are in turn spanned by cross slats 9, and forming a head end for the wheelbarrow.

Mounted between the forward ends 5 of the side bars 4: is a wheel 10, having an axle 11 forming a continuation or projection of the wheel hub 12, so that the axle will rotate with the wheel. The axle ends are preferably squared, for a purpose presently explained, and are provided with integrally formed collars 13 slightly spaced from the squared ends, the portions intermediate the collars and the squared ends being rounded (not shown) to fit apertures of similar form in the ends of the side-bars for the support of the forward end of the platform and for rotative connection therewith. The collars 13 are adapted to prevent endwise shifting Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 11,928.

of the axle, so that the bearing portions of the latter will always be properly journaledin the ends of the side-bars. Mounted on the ends of the axle are oppositely arranged crank-arms 14, having squared apertures 15 to fit the squared ends of the axle.

Secured to the side-bars 4 of the platform adjacent the handle portions 6 thereof, and directly opposite one another, are figures 16 representative of a person. Each figure comprises a body portion 17, having a pair of forwardly extending arms 18, and a leg por tion 19, which latter are fixedly secured to the side-bars in any appropriate manner, and with their upper ends extending above the platform, and their lower ends below a sufiicient distance to support the latter in elevated position. The body portions 17 are mortised at their lower ends, as at 20, so as to fit over the upper ends of the legs 19, to which they are connected by pivot pins 21. Connecting the ends of the arms 18 of each figure with the ends of the crank-arms 14, are link members 22, pivot pins 23 and 24 forming the connection between said parts, and the ends of the links connected with the arms of the body disposed between the ends of the arms, as shown.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that, upon pushing the wheelbarrow, the rotation of its wheel will cause the body portions of the figures to be rocked back and forth, so that the latter will have the appearance of rotating the wheel by their alternate movements. Also that the mounting of the figures in a manner so that the legs thereof serve as a support for one end of the platform, adds to the attractiveness of and thereby serves a double function.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is 1. A toy wheelbarrow comprising a platform, a wheel for supporting one end of the platform, an axle for the wheel and rotative therewith, crank-arms mounted on the axle ends, leg members for supporting the opposite end of the platform, figures pivotally mounted on the upper ends of the leg members, and link members pivotally connected at their ends with the crank-arms and the figures.

2. A toy wheelbarrow comprising a platform having oppositely disposed spaced side bars, a wheel mounted between said bars having a fixed axle, the ends of which are journaled in and project through said bars, oppo- Patented May 11, 1915.

sitely directed crank-arms mounted on the ends of said axle, oppositely disposed leg members secured to the platform and projecting both above and below the latter, figures pivotally mounted on the upper ends of the leg members, and link members pivotally connected at their ends to the crank-arms and the figures.

3. A toy Wheelbarrow comprising a platform, a Wheel for supporting one end of the platform, an axle for the Wheel and rota-tive therewith, crank-arms mounted on the axle ends, figures consisting each of a body por- Copi es bi patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing Washington, D. C. 7

tio n having forwardly extending arms and a leg portion pivotally united, the leg portion of each figure being fixedly secured to the platform, and link members pivotally connected at their ends With the ends of the extended arms of the figures and the crankarms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature the dommi ssioner of r atents, 

